Comedy much? - Prince of Tennis fanfic

◆ 2 ◆ Found an elementary sized manager

Eyes of the color of sage green coolly pierced through her tiny figure as Niko tried to think up on a escape route that will get her out of this awkward situation. She looked at the boy who just stared at her with an unexplainable blank look on his face.

The boy in front of her has black spiky hair. The earphones he wore around his neck barely covered it but Niko could make out a piercing on each of his ears. He was taller than her by a few inches but she assumed he was a year younger than her since she's to be a second year here.

As she processed the information she took in, Zaizen quirked an eyebrow which she noticed meaning he's still waiting for an answer.

"Ugh... Enjoying the view from the rooftop?" Niko mentally slapped herself, cursing herself that she could only give out such a stupid answer.

"Hiding behind a pot of flowers which have poison in them and eavesdropping on other's conversation while enjoying the view is quite an interesting hobby." Zaizen complimented her so-called 'hobby'.

Niko on the other hand, felt the arrows in his words stabbing her tiny figure. Then she looked back at the flower pot she was hiding behind. 'They had poison in them?!'

Zaizen ignored her reaction from his words and tucked his hands in his pocket and slowly took out a photo. He approached the unsuspecting raven headed girl and stopped a few steps before her.

"This," he pointed out to the photo he held out which grabbed the attention of the shorter girl, "is you right? Who are you?"

Looking at the photo of a younger version of herself Zaizen held in his hands confirmed her suspicions she held for her father who she suspects had asked Osamu, an acquaintance of her father whom she familiar with when she was little. Niko took note to question her dear comedian father when she get back home. But decided that dealing with the situation before her is her first priority. She gulped and smiled as naturally as she could.

"As you can see, I'm just someone who'll be attending this school tomorrow so I came to inspect the school to familiarize myself with the place."

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"..."

"..."

The silence was killing her. Niko had no idea what kind of thoughts was going through his head as she tried to read his ever-so-blank look.

"If there's nothing else, I would like to excuse myself-"

"Oi, Zaizen! Are you here?"

Niko met with another five pair of eyes as she turned away from Zaizen and was heading for the door when it suddenly swung open.

"..." -Shiraishi

"..." -Oshitari

"..." -Konjiki

"..." -Hitouji

"..." -Koishikawa

"..." -Zaizen

"..." -Niko "...um... Hi...?"

"AHH!!!" The five newcomers tennis regulars had their jaws wide open and started pointing their fingers.

Before she knew it, she felt her feet left the concrete floor as her body was settled hanging on a broad shoulder with a bandaged hand holding her securely. Her sea blue eyes met with sage green as she tried to process the situation she was in.

Note, tried.

Zaizen just blinked as he took in the scene before him. Shiraishi had just lift up the shorter girl and set her body on his shoulders like she was a sack of potatoes.

'Eh?' Her face paled as she felt her backgrounds was going backwards. She felt the attention she was gaining from the students as they passed by. And since she was facing the back, she can see students staring at the group around her. Niko felt her face burned up in embarrassment but found herself too weak to fight back so she covered up her bright red face with her hands.

Right at this moment, she was being carried away by the Shitenhouji tennis regulars which she's yet to know.

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Niko was still at loss of words after she was settled down in the club room of the tennis club. Her face still flushed from the earlier embarrassment.

"I'm sorry if I offended you when I handled you like that earlier." Shiraishi apologized to her. "But I just couldn't help it."

"I can't believe we found her so soon..." Oshitari muttered.

"Hey! It was Zaizen-kun who found her first." Konjiki argued. Zaizen just leaned against the locker behind Niko.

"Wooow, she looks just like she's in the picture!" Hitouji remarked comparing Niko with the photo he held in his hands. "Only a bit bigger."

"Is she a elementary student? It's no wonder we haven't seen her before." Koishikawa exclaimed.

At that statement, Niko felt a vein popped in her head.

"Hmm, maybe it's a mistake. Little girl, do you have an older sister studying here?" asked Shiraishi as he flashed her a charming smile.

A second vein popped in Niko's head.

"Geez, Kurarin. That's not how you treat little kids, y'know. Here, do you want a candy?" Konjiki placed a piece of candy in her palm and patted her on the head.

The third vein popped out now and is barely visible to Zaizen to stood behind her.

"No fair, Koharu! I want to pat her too!" Hitouji took turns patting her head with Konjiki. "Waaah, her head is so soft."

A few more veins popped out and Zaizen sweat dropped at the sight of his senpais treating Niko like a little girl.

"But why were we told to recruit a elementary student in the club?" Oshitari wondered out loud.

SNAP

The Shitenhouji regulars froze at the sound of something that snapped. They all turn to look at Niko who had just crushed the candy Konjiki gave her in her palms.

"Elementary student? Older sister? Little girl? " Niko's voice rang out loud and clear as murderous intent seemed to flow out with every word she spoke and the Shitenhouji regulars could only looked at her with a pale shocked face.

And fate just had to have a part in it as their coach, Watanabe Osamu decided to enter the club room as he was informed that they had completed their mission and found Niko.

"Hm? Ah, Niko!" Osamu called out as he spotted the raven headed girl in the middle of the room.

As if oblivious to the murderous intent filled around the room, Osamu closed in on Niko who seemed to have yet register his presence. He casually patted Niko's head as the regulars' faces gotten paler with each pat he gave. "It's been a long time. You grew so big already, huh?"

The dark aura that shrouded Niko's tiny body seemed to have dispersed at that statement as her eyes widen in surprise.

"I-it's been a long time, Osamu-chan..." Niko greeted him timidly with a light blush on her cheeks as he continue to pat her head.

The image of her with a dark aura from earlier seemed to disappear without a trace and could only be found in the fresh memories of the regulars that watched the interaction between the short raven headed girl and their coach.

They eyed the timid lookinf girl in front of them and then to the coach. The girl. The coach. The girl. The coach. This went on forever until the the scene made it's way to the processing part of their heads.

It couldn't be... right? But judging from the reactions and atmosphere created around the shorter girl and their coach, could it be that... For their coach... For Osamu... She...

"Eh? EHHHHHHHHH?!"

"My senpais are idiots..." Zaizen muttered once again for the umpteenth time. He too was shocked but hid it well, unlike his supposedly senpais.